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Activate mobile phone

You need to activate your mobile phone before using it for the first time and after a factory reset. Before you can activate your mobile phone, you need to insert your SIM into your mobile phone.

If your SIM is locked, tap Unlock.

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Key in your PIN and tap OK. The default PIN is 0000.

If an incorrect PIN is entered three times in a row, your SIM will be blocked. To unblock your SIM, you'll need to key in your PUK. The PUK can be obtained by contacting Customer Service. Please note: If an incorrect PUK is entered ten times in a row, your SIM is blocked permanently. In this case, you'll need a new SIM from Optus.

Tap the Home key.

Tap the required language.

Tap the required country or area.

Tap the required Wi-Fi network.

Key in the password for the Wi-Fi network and tap Join.

If there are no available Wi-Fi networks, you can use the mobile network instead.

Tap Enable Location Services to turn on the function.

Tap Disable Location Services to turn off the function.

If you turn off the function, tap OK.

If you turn on location access, your mobile phone can find your position using GPS. If you turn off the function, you can't use any of the GPS functions on your mobile phone. See how to turn GPS on or off later after activation.

Follow the instructions on the screen to turn on use of Touch ID or tap Set Up Touch ID Later.

If you don't have a backup, you need to set up your mobile phone as a new iPhone. If you have an iTunes backup, you need to connect your mobile phone to your computer and follow the instructions on the screen to restore your backup.

Tap the field next to "Apple ID" and key in the username for your Apple ID.

If you don't have a backup, you need to set up your mobile phone as a new iPhone. If you have an iTunes backup, you need to connect your mobile phone to your computer and follow the instructions on the screen to restore your backup.

Tap the field next to "Password" and key in the password for your Apple ID.

If you don't have a backup, you need to set up your mobile phone as a new iPhone. If you have an iTunes backup, you need to connect your mobile phone to your computer and follow the instructions on the screen to restore your backup.

Tap Next.

If you don't have a backup, you need to set up your mobile phone as a new iPhone. If you have an iTunes backup, you need to connect your mobile phone to your computer and follow the instructions on the screen to restore your backup.

Tap Agree.

If you don't have a backup, you need to set up your mobile phone as a new iPhone. If you have an iTunes backup, you need to connect your mobile phone to your computer and follow the instructions on the screen to restore your backup.

Tap the required backup and your mobile phone restores the contents of the selected backup. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the activation.

If you don't have a backup, you need to set up your mobile phone as a new iPhone. If you have an iTunes backup, you need to connect your mobile phone to your computer and follow the instructions on the screen to restore your backup.